People v. Clark

Opinion

MURRAY, J.

A jury found defendant not guilty of the assault with a deadly weapon of his wife (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1))1 and not guilty of the assault by means of force likely to cause great bodily injury of his 14-year-old son (§ 245, subd. (a)(1)), but found him guilty of the lesser included misdemeanor offense of the simple assault (§ 240) of both his wife and son. The jury also found defendant guilty of the felony child abuse (§ 273a, subd. (a)) of his son. Defendant admitted serving a prior prison term. (§ 667.5, subd. (b).)

The trial court sentenced defendant to state prison…